The Guided Decision-an experiment
Affirmation: I am gentle with myself & my mistakes. I treat myself with love & respect.
Cultivate Self-Compassion. Choose wisdom and guidance.
Cultivate Self-Compassion. Choose wisdom and guidance.
Fuller’s Life Experiment (Mastering the 7 Decisions p. 44-45)
In 1927 at age 32, Buckminster Fuller stood on the shores of Lake Michigan, intent on committing suicide by throwing himself into the freezing waters. His first child had died. He was bankrupt. He was discredited. He was jobless. He had a wife and a newborn daughter, yet he felt helpless. In an epiphany, he realized that his life belonged not to himself but to others. He chose that moment to embark upon an experiment to discover what a little, penniless, unknown individual might be able to do on behalf of humanity. He thought, if my life belongs not to myself but to others, then what can I do for others? What will become of a life of sevice? Over the next 54 years he proved time and again that his most controversial ideas were practical and workable.
Imagine! A man who is bankrupt, discredited, jobless, and about to commit suicide. And he decides to make his life an experiment! My life doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to others. So I will give it to others. What happens to a man with nothing who decides to give us life in service?
During the course of this experiment he was awarded 25 US patents, authored 28 books, and received 47 honorary doctorate in the arts, sciences and engineering, and humanities. He received dozens of architectural and design awards, including the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects and the Gold Medal at the Royal Institute of British Architects. He created work that remains in the permanent collections of museums around the world. He went from a man who was bankrupt, discredited, and about to commit suicide, to successful speaker who circled the globe 57 times, reaching millions through his lectures, interviews, and work. He decided, I will live a life of service.
Creating wealth, even choosing wealth, begins with a servants attitude.
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Legacy experiment; what if your life was an experiment? What is the legacy you would like to leave? How will you serve the generations to come?
Your choices will determine the answers to this question. Capture your living legacy right now in your journal.
In 1927 at age 32, Buckminster Fuller stood on the shores of Lake Michigan, intent on committing suicide by throwing himself into the freezing waters. His first child had died. He was bankrupt. He was discredited. He was jobless. He had a wife and a newborn daughter, yet he felt helpless. In an epiphany, he realized that his life belonged not to himself but to others. He chose that moment to embark upon an experiment to discover what a little, penniless, unknown individual might be able to do on behalf of humanity. He thought, if my life belongs not to myself but to others, then what can I do for others? What will become of a life of sevice? Over the next 54 years he proved time and again that his most controversial ideas were practical and workable.
Do battle with the challenges of your present, and you will unlock the prices of your future.
Imagine! A man who is bankrupt, discredited, jobless, and about to commit suicide. And he decides to make his life an experiment! My life doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to others. So I will give it to others. What happens to a man with nothing who decides to give us life in service?
During the course of this experiment he was awarded 25 US patents, authored 28 books, and received 47 honorary doctorate in the arts, sciences and engineering, and humanities. He received dozens of architectural and design awards, including the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects and the Gold Medal at the Royal Institute of British Architects. He created work that remains in the permanent collections of museums around the world. He went from a man who was bankrupt, discredited, and about to commit suicide, to successful speaker who circled the globe 57 times, reaching millions through his lectures, interviews, and work. He decided, I will live a life of service.
Creating wealth, even choosing wealth, begins with a servants attitude.
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Legacy experiment; what if your life was an experiment? What is the legacy you would like to leave? How will you serve the generations to come?
Your choices will determine the answers to this question. Capture your living legacy right now in your journal.
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